French Consumer Law
Auteurs : Louis Vogel, Joseph Vogel
Sommaire de l’ouvrage
Introduction
Part 1: Advertising and sales promotion
Part 2: Sale
Title 1: Product conformity
Chapter 1: Conditions of warranty
Section 1: Person entitled to bring action
I: Source of the warranty
A: Scope of the warranty
1°: Costs incurred by the sale
a): Autonomous action
b): Bad faith of the seller
c): Negligent buyer
Section 3: Time-limit for action
Section 4: Warranty disclaimers
Section 5: International sales
Title 3: Product safety
628. Compensable damage
1 minute de lecture
Under Article 1645 of the Civil Code, “if the seller was aware of the defects in the thing, he is bound not only to return the price he received but also to pay all damages to the buyer”. Damages must not be confused with the costs incurred by the sale which the seller is required to pay, in accordance with Article 1646 of the Civil Code.
The courts have allowed actions for compensation by purchas …
